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Going to make some nest boxes with old computer anti-glare screens


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#1 Offline VonHeer - Posted August 5 2015 - 2:16 PM

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I recently acquired a bunch of these things: 2 left ones, 3 middle ones, and 1 of the ones seen in the second picture. I wonder if these things will make for good grout nest boxes. They already come with a frame! 

 

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#2 Offline LC3 - Posted August 5 2015 - 2:20 PM

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Anti-glare nests, eh? Be sure you snap some photos under bright light. :P



#3 Offline BrittonLS - Posted August 5 2015 - 3:23 PM

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Should be fine so long as it isn't coated in something poison or decompose in humidity or heat. If you're worried, you can always put a handful of wild ants in to see if they all suddenly die.
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#4 Offline john.harrold - Posted August 5 2015 - 4:03 PM

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Should be fine so long as it isn't coated in something poison or decompose in humidity or heat. If you're worried, you can always put a handful of wild ants in to see if they all suddenly die.

 

This will work for something acute, but I don't think it will work if there are chemicals that slowly leach out of the plastic.


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#5 Offline VonHeer - Posted August 5 2015 - 5:49 PM

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Good points. I'll keep them in mind. I'll probably make them next summer. I think the anti-glare coat was applied only on the outside. It is also worth noting that all of these are glass. There's no plastic except for the frames. 



#6 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 6 2015 - 5:32 AM

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They might be privacy nests that you can only see when looking at them straight on. :)



#7 Offline LC3 - Posted August 6 2015 - 10:11 AM

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Next thing we need is see-through substrate :P






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